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children

Meaning of “children”

Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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1,803 occurrences1,516 verses56 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:16

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Exodus 31:17
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 31:17 · retained source text

It is a signe betweene me and the children of Israel for euer: for in sixe dayes the LORD made heauen and earth, and on the seuenth day he rested, and was refreshed.

1611 marginal noteGen. 1.31. and 2.2.

Exodus 32:20
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 32:20 · retained source text

And he tooke the Calfe which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it vpon the water, and made the children of Israel drinke of it.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 9.21.

Exodus 32:28
And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 32:28 · retained source text

And the children of Leui did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

Exodus 33:5
For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 33:5 · retained source text

For the LORD had saide vnto Moses, Say vnto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffenecked people: I wil come vp into the midst of thee in a moment, & consume thee: Therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to doe vnto thee.

Exodus 33:6
And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 33:6 · retained source text

And the children of Israel stript themselues of their ornaments, by the mount Horeb.

Exodus 34:7
Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 34:7 · retained source text

Keeping mercie for thousands, forgiuing iniquitie and transgression and sinne, and that will by no meanes cleere the guiltie, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, and vpon the childrens children, vnto the third and to the fourth generation.

1611 marginal noteExod. 20.5. deut. 5.9. ierem. 32.18.

Exodus 34:23
¶ Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 34:23 · retained source text

¶ Thrice in the yeere shall all your men children appeare before the LORD God, the God of Israel.

1611 marginal noteChap. 23.14,17. deu. 16.16.

Exodus 34:30
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 34:30 · retained source text

And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skinne of his face shone, and they were afraid to come nigh him.

Exodus 34:32
And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 34:32 · retained source text

And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gaue them in commandement all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.

Exodus 34:34
But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 34:34 · retained source text

But when Moses went in before the LORD to speake with him, hee tooke the vaile off, vntill he came out: And hee came out and spake vnto the children of Israel, that which he was commanded.

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Genesis61 occurrences
52 verses
Exodus138 occurrences
131 verses
Leviticus61 occurrences
57 verses
Numbers263 occurrences
235 verses
Deuteronomy70 occurrences
62 verses
Joshua191 occurrences
135 verses
Judges131 occurrences
109 verses
1 Samuel22 occurrences
20 verses
2 Samuel29 occurrences
25 verses
1 Kings33 occurrences
31 verses
2 Kings35 occurrences
30 verses
1 Chronicles66 occurrences
59 verses
2 Chronicles53 occurrences
45 verses
Ezra113 occurrences
68 verses
Nehemiah114 occurrences
68 verses
Esther2 occurrences
2 verses
Job13 occurrences
12 verses
Psalms52 occurrences
50 verses
Proverbs11 occurrences
10 verses
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verse
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse
Isaiah38 occurrences
35 verses
Jeremiah47 occurrences
40 verses
Lamentations9 occurrences
9 verses
Ezekiel30 occurrences
27 verses
Daniel13 occurrences
13 verses
Hosea18 occurrences
16 verses
Joel11 occurrences
7 verses
Amos7 occurrences
6 verses
Obadiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah3 occurrences
3 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah2 occurrences
2 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
1 verse
Matthew31 occurrences
30 verses
Mark10 occurrences
10 verses
Luke23 occurrences
21 verses
John6 occurrences
6 verses
Acts12 occurrences
12 verses
Romans10 occurrences
8 verses
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
4 verses
Galatians8 occurrences
8 verses
Ephesians9 occurrences
9 verses
Colossians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy5 occurrences
5 verses
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John12 occurrences
11 verses
2 John3 occurrences
3 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation4 occurrences
4 verses

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